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2013 SESSION
HJ 689 Medical doctors; Joint Commission on Health Care to study current and impending shortage in State.
Introduced by: Harry R. Purkey | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Study; severe shortage of medical doctors; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the current and impending severe shortage of medical doctors in Virginia. In conducting its study, the Commission shall (i) determine whether a shortage of medical doctors exists in the Commonwealth, by specialty and by geographical region; (ii) project the future need for medical doctors in Virginia over the next 10 years by field of specialty; and (iii) identify and assess factors that contribute to the shortage of medical doctors, including medical school admissions, the costs of medical education, and the effect of excessive malpractice insurance premiums, malpractice laws and caps, the shortage of nurses, and ancillary regulations such as the Certificate of Public Need; and (iv) identify the medical specialty fields primarily affected by the shortage of doctors and recommend ways to alleviate such shortages. The Commission must submit its preliminary findings and recommendations to the 2014 Session of the General Assembly and its final findings and recommendations to the 2015 Session.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/13 House: Presented and ordered printed 13100662D pdf
- 01/31/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104143D-H1 pdf
- 02/19/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ689ER) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/13 House: Presented and ordered printed 13100662D
- 01/09/13 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/16/13 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
- 01/24/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/13 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104143D-H1
- 02/04/13 House: Taken up
- 02/04/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13104143D-H1
- 02/04/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ689H1
- 02/04/13 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/05/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/14/13 Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
- 02/18/13 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/19/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ689ER)